Backor, Pete b. April 29, 1919 d. June 30, 1988 Professional Hockey Player. A native of Fort William, Ontario, Backor was 6'00", and 190lbs, and played the position of Defense in the NHL, AHL, PCHL, and the AHL Hockey Leagues. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1944 to 1945, Pittsburgh Hornets from 1945 to 1954, and the Hollywood Wolves from 1946 to 1947. He won the Stanley Cup in 1946. (Bio by: K) Mountain View Cemetery, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Connors, Robert Allan 'Bobby' b. October 19, 1902 d. July 27, 1931 Professional Hockey Player. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, but emigrated to Canada. A left winger, he got his early hockey training in Port Arthur, Ontario (1918 to 1925). Next came a stint in Niagara Falls, Ontario (1925 to 1927), which led to him breaking into the big time with the New York Americans (1926 to 1927) of the National Hockey League. A trade sent him to the Detroit Cougars (1928 to 1930) and the IHL's Detroit Olympics (1929 to 1930). Detroit sold him to the Seattle Eskimos (...[Read More] (Bio by: 1weasel) Riverside Cemetery, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Forslund, Gustav Oliver 'Gus' b. April 25, 1906 d. August 4, 1962 Professional Hockey Player. A native of Umea, Sweden, Forslund was the first Swedish-born hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL). Forslund also played for the TBSHL, AHA, IHL, Can-Am, and the USHL hockey leagues. At 5'10", and 150lbs, Forslund played the position of Right Wing for the Port Arthur Ports from 1926 to 1929, Duluth Hornets from 1929 to 1932, Ottawa Senators from 1932 to 1933, Syracuse-Windsor from 1933 to 1934, Philadelphia Arrows from 1934 to 1935, New Haven Eagles from...[Read More] (Bio by: K) Mountain View Cemetery, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Plot: Block 129, Row 3, Grave 122
Szura, Joe (Joseph) b. December 18, 1938 d. October 13, 2006 Professional Hockey Player. Born in Fort Williams, Ontario, Joe Szura enjoyed a successful hockey career. He was signed by the Montreal Canadians and played in their minor system with stops in Hull-Ottawa, Cleveland, Buffalo, Providence and Los Angeles. The expansion of the National Hockey League in 1967 was his big break. The California Seals drafted Szura and he made his NHL debut with the club. Joe Szura finished his professional hockey career with the World Hockey Association's Houston...[Read More] (Bio by: 1weasel) Mountain View Cemetery, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Wilson, Gordon Allan 'Phat' b. December 29, 1895 d. August, 1970 Professional Hall of Fame Hockey Player. He spent 17 years in the amateur hockey leagues from 1918 to 1933. He played for the Port Arthur Bear Cats from 1924 to 1929, and with them went onto win the Allan Cup in 1925, 1926, and 1929. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962. (Bio by: K) Riverside Cemetery, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
b. April 29, 1919 d. June 30, 1988
